Are you sick of that "loud guy" in your office? Well, if you are, you're not alone. A survey released by Randstad USA, a workforce solutions company, found that loud talkers ranked high as an office "pet peeve" for U.S. adults.
Other office pet peeves include:
- Using a condescending tone to other co-workers: 44%
- Public reprimands: 37%
- Micromanaging: 34%
- Cell phones ringing at work: 30%
- Using speakerphones in public areas: 22%
- Personal conversations in the workplace: 11%
- Using personal digital devices during meetings: 9%
- Cursing in the office: 91%
The survey also found that personal work habits shifted this year. The Randstad survey shows that 38% of employed U.S. adults do not take lunch breaks; 31% work on Sundays; 33% work overtime without additional compensation; and 91% don't call in sick when they're not ill.
"Randstad's workplace etiquette survey shows that American employees are disciplined in their jobs, skipping lunch breaks and working longer hours that cut into the weekend," Genia Spencer, managing director of operations for Randstad, said in a press release.
"Employees are focusing on productivity, and they are looking to their colleagues and employers to limit excessive distractions."
Do any of the office bad behaviors sound like something you might have done at work? If so, then it's time to reevaluate your office etiquette. It's possible that your bad office manners are affecting your co-workers' productivity.
What do you think? Do you have any bad office etiquette stories?
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